Drama · Japan · 1976 · 1h 37m

A Portrait of Shunkin

春琴抄

Director

Cast

Momoe Yamaguchi as Okoto(お琴) Tomokazu Miura as Sasuke(佐助) Ikue Sakakibara as お吉 Ryūji Shinagawa as Senkichi(千吉) Toru Wakasugi as 富三郎 Akira Nagoya as Zensuke(善助)

Crew

Kenji Hagiwara — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Teinosuke Kinugasa — Screenplay Katsumi Nishikawa — Screenplay

Synopsis

Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the memory of her once beautiful face, Sasuke takes away his own sight.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Katsumi Nishikawa Director Kenji Hagiwara Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Teinosuke Kinugasa Screenplay Katsumi Nishikawa Screenplay

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